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NFL suspends Broncos safety Kareem Jackson for four games after latest illegal hit

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The NFL on Monday suspended Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson for four games without pay following his latest illegal hit to the head that resulted in his second ejection of the season.Jackson, who faces about $589,000 in lost wages, was flagged for unnecessary roughness and ejected for a high hit to Green Bay Packers tight end Luke Musgrave in the fourth quarter of Denver’s 19-17 victory Sunday.That came just 24 hours after the league announced Jackson had been fined $43,709 for an unflagged hit on Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco in Denver’s Week 6 loss at Kansas City. That brought his season total to $89,670 in fines and he’s facing yet another one for his hit on Musgrave. Jackson was fined in each of the first three games of the season for unnecessary roughness for a total of $45,961. Jon Runyan, the NFL’s vice president of football operations, issued the suspension Monday for violations of the league’s unnecessary roughness rules. In a letter to Ja...

Homicide suspect crashes into front yard after police chase

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There were some harrowing moments Sunday for families in a west Denver neighborhood where police say they captured a homicide suspect.The police chase ended in the front yard of a homeowner, who rushed outside and was told to take cover. Dramatic video captured by a homeowner showed the driver being arrested shortly after crashing a car. Study: Colorado one of the least safe states in US This happened Sunday night in the 1300 block of Perry Street, not far from West Colfax Avenue. That car landed in Autumn Cook’s front yard.“I came downstairs and started to open the front door to see if I could assist with what was going on, and lots (of) loud voices yelled back at me, 'Shut the door, close the door! Don’t come out!' I crouched down low because I was expecting gunfire,” Cook said.Police surrounded the vehicle with guns drawn.FOX31 was told the driver was wanted in connection with a homicide that happened earlier in the day, about a mile away on West Colfax in Lakew...

Denver weather: Cooling down with rain and snow chances just ahead

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — There have been eight straight days with Denver weather reaching afternoon temperatures in the 70s and 80s, which is about 10-15 degrees above normal. But there will be a cooling trend for the rest of the week.And according to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, there will be consecutive morning lows by the weekend in the cold 20s. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up for alerts from the Pinpoint Weather team Now would be a good time to finish any outdoor winterizing needed, like disconnecting hoses, draining external sprinkler pipes and even blowing out the system altogether.Overnight lows turning colder with hard freeze by the weekendWeather tonight: Few clouds and coolThere will be some passing clouds overnight across Colorado. Temperatures will be cold in the mountains, with readings below freezing in the mountain valleys.Temperatures will be cool and comfortable for Denver and the Front Range, with readings in the 40s.Overnight low temperatures by Tuesd...

Dress in your best costume for the Headless Horseman Halloween Party at Gulfstream Park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

Getting ready for Halloween can make someone lose their minds. The costumes, the candy, the parties, it’s a lot to take on.But one guy’s actually lost his head over the spooky soiree and he’s coming to Hallandale Beach to find a new one. Maybe yours.The Headless Horseman is the guest of honor at Gulfstream Park’s Halloween party on Oct. 28.Alex Schreer: “Headless Horseman Halloween is a safe and fun environment without the neighborhood trick or treating.”Actually, you will see your neighbors at the event, if you can recognize them.Alex Schreer: “So we’re able to close our streets, bring in everyone in the entire neighborhood and surrounding neighborhoods to come in and have a great time all in their costumes.”And you won’t be able to miss a certain fella on horseback.Alex Schreer: “The Headless Horseman is really our main event.”He won’t be hard to find.Alex Schreer: “The Headless Horseman will come ...

Blumhouse films that will give you the creeps for the Halloween season

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

Halloween doesn’t just bring tricks and treats, it also brings us some scary movies. And Blumhouse Productions knows how to scare your pants off.With its latest spooky flicks, you’ll have a screaming good time all in the name of holiday fun, even if you decide to leave your pants on.Blumhouse is ruling over the October scary movies, starting with the long awaited “The Exorcist” sequel, “The Exorcist: Believer,” along with Leslie Odom Jr. and Jennifer Nettles. Actress Ellen Burstyn reprises her role as Chris Macneil from the original film.Leslie Odom Jr.: “We’re certainly doing everything we can from frame one, minute one, to make sure it is steeped in veracity and nuance and humanity.”“Back to the Future” meets “Scream” in the Blumhouse-Amazon Studios horror-comedy “Totally Killer”, directed by Nahnatchka Khan.In the flick, Kiernan Shipka’s character travels back to the 80s to stop a seri...

Chevron agrees to buy Hess for $53 billion

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

New York (CNN) — Chevron announced Monday that it has agreed to buy rival Hess in yet another oil industry consolidation deal.Cash-rich oil giants are taking advantage of high prices and surging profits to snap up assets and boost returns for shareholders even as pressure builds for them to invest more in renewable energy.The deal, worth $53 billion plus debt, would give Chevron even greater access to US shale production in Texas’ Permian Basin, a part of the industry where Chevron (CVX) has been a leader for years. Hess (HES) also has large oil assets in Guyana, which Chevron said would help grow its production over the next decade.“This combination positions Chevron to strengthen our long-term performance and further enhance our advantaged portfolio by adding world-class assets,” said Chevron Chairman and CEO Mike Wirth.Wirth said Chevron and Hess will be able to merge seamlessly, sharing “similar values and cultures,” including a commitment to “lowering carbon,” although env...

Pink reveals she almost died of a drug overdose as a teenager

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

(CNN) — Pink is opening up about her past in a new interview with “60 Minutes,” revealing she nearly died of a drug overdose in the ’90s.“I grew up in a house where every day my parents were screaming at each other, throwing things. They hated each other,” Pink told Cecilia Vega.Describing herself as “a punk” at the time, Pink said she eventually started using and selling drugs, got kicked out of her house and dropped out of high school. “I was off the rails,” she said.On Thanksgiving day in 1995, “I was at a rave and I overdosed,” she said, adding that she had taken “ecstasy, angel dust, crystal – all kinds of things” that night.She told Vega the combination almost killed her.That was the last time she used “hard drugs,” according to the report. Weeks later, Pink (whose name is Alecia Moore) scored her first record deal with an all-girls R&B group. She eventually launched a solo career using the “teenage nickname” she’s now known for.“I keep demanding m...

Larry Hogan latest to pull back from Harvard over student groups’ letter blaming Israel for Hamas attacks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

(CNN) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday became the latest notable figure to pull back from Harvard after student groups there signed a statement blaming Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas earlier this month.In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Republican shared a letter he sent to Harvard notifying the school he would be pulling out of fellowships with its Kennedy School of Government and Chan School of Public Health.Hogan said that while he was “looking forward to sharing leadership lessons with the next generation of leaders at Harvard next month,” he “cannot condone the dangerous anti-Semitism that has taken root on your campus, especially by more than 30 Harvard student organizations attempting to justify and celebrate Hamas’ terrorism against innocent Israeli and American civilians.”The backlash against Harvard began October 7 after the Harvard Palestine Solidarity Committee, a coalition of student groups, released a statem...

China’s top diplomat to visit Washington this week

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

(CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi will visit Washington, DC, later this week, senior administration officials said Monday ahead of a potential meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in California next month.Wang will meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security Adviser Jake Sullivan during his trip to the US capital October 26-28, the officials said.They would not say if Wang will meet with Biden. However, Blinken met with Xi while in Beijing and one of the officials described Wang’s trip as “a reciprocal visit after Secretary Blinken’s trip to Beijing in June.”Tensions between the two countries have been high but the Biden administration has been making an effort to push dialog with Beijing. Wang’s trip comes as the US is looking to prevent the Israel-Hamas war escalating into a wider conflict in the Middle East and as the Ukraine-Russia war continues.“This visit by Wang Yi is part of ongoing efforts to maintain open channels of c...

North Atlantic right whale population levels off, but they’re still ‘swimming along the cliff of extinction’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:45:35 GMT

The North Atlantic right whale population might be leveling off after years of decline, but the critically endangered species still faces significant threats as the whales keep “swimming along the cliff of extinction,” according to advocates.A new estimate from the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium has found that the North Atlantic right whale population was around 356 whales last year.In 2021, their population estimate was around 364 animals North Atlantic right whales, primarily due to the recent cataloging of 18 calves born that year.“While certainly more encouraging than a continued decline, the ‘flattening’ of the population estimate indicates that human activities are killing as many whales as are being born into the population, creating an untenable burden on the species,” said Heather Pettis, a research scientist in the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium.There have been two detected deaths of right whales ...